In addition to providing an accessible introduction to postcolonial theory, the authors explore the enormous potential which postcolonial art offers educators--a wealth of material to draw upon for any rethinking of the school curriculum. Some of the artists discussed in this groundbreaking volume include:

• African-American critic and writer James Baldwin
• Trinidadian intellectual and activist C. L. R. James
• Novelist Wilson Harris of Guyana
• African-American novelist and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison
• The painter Arnaldo Roche-Rabell of Puerto Rico
• The Australian artist Gordon Bennett
• The Haitian-Puerto Rican-American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
• Plus a look at popular "world musics" from around the globe.